Erik ten Hag is desperate to sign an established centre forward this summer, given United have scored just 51 goals in 35 league games this term.

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For me, he’s best at centre forward, but he can play in the wide position as well,” Ten Hag said.

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"His goalscoring numbers are absolutely fantastic, but I actually think any centre forward playing for this Manchester City team would have great numbers in front of goal."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1738294/Thierry-Henry-Jamie-Carragher-Manchester-City-RB-Leipzig-Champions-League

It has been a largely rotten time for Rutter since that transfer move from Hoffenheim and Allardyce declaring him one for next season had to hurt as much as the ‘we didn’t have a centre forward to replace Rodrigo’ comment after West Ham United.

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Let’s not talk about the centre forward we don’t have, let’s talk about the players we have who were in a position to shoot time and again in the last 20 minutes but instead played one pass too many and gave the ball away.

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That means player sales to raise cash but a new centre forward must be in place by August.

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The 24-year-old centre forward joined the Hatters on a long term deal from former EPL side Leicester City in July 2021.

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The Englishman has been heavily linked with a switch to the Emirates Stadium in the New Year as Arsenal continue their search for a new centre forward.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1848738/Arsenal-Ivan-Toney-transfer-news

The primary responsibility of any centre forward is to put the ball in the back of the net, even Your Highness should know this.

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"They've spent £72m on a young centre forward in Rasmus Hojlund, who has not got a great goalscoring record.

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We didn't really have a centre forward to replace him."

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